Tag: festival

Ultra Music Festival to debut SmartGrid battery-powered stage in Miami this week

The RESISTANCE Cove Stage will run entirely on zero-emission power Ultra Music Festival will debut its first battery-powered stage this week, continuing its pursuit of becoming a more sustainably minded event. The RESISTANCE Cove Stage will be powered by the zero-emission Showpower SmartGrid™ battery system, and form part of Ultra’s Mission: Home sustainability initiative, which aims […]

Designing a Sustainable Energy Future for MDLBEAST Soundstorm

For decades, large-scale events have relied on diesel generators because they are familiar and trusted. And when considering a transition, change must be approached carefully, with detailed planning, measurement, and collaboration. But there is also a very real perception challenge. Production teams have only experienced years of increasing costs across every area of delivery, and […]

UK city Bristol to create clean power hub for major events

Bristol is set to become a pioneer in the provision of renewable grid energy to festivals and other major public events next summer. West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and Bristol City Council have partnered with Act 1.5, the team behind Massive Attack’s groundbreaking Clifton Downs show last year, to create a clean power ‘hub’ for its […]

Lollapalooza Chicago 2025 implements hybrid battery system for 2nd year

After making history last year as the first major U.S. festival to power its Main Stage entirely with a hybrid battery system with the help of Showpower’s own Co-CEO Paul Schurink, Lollapalooza, Live Nation’s Green Nation and Reverb is once again bringing back its hybrid-powered Main Stage for 2025. Director of Operations and Sustainability with […]

ex-Apenkooi and DGTL Festival founder Jasper Goossen joins Showpower as Co-CEO with Paul Schurink

Jasper Goossen, Netherlands-based event and sustainability entrepreneur has joined Showpower Global B.V. as Co-CEO alongside co-founder and sustainable power expert Paul Schurink. Jasper’s is recognised in the global events industry as a respected and committed leader in sustainable and circular innovations, positioning DGTL Festival as one of the world’s first fully-circular music festivals. This means […]

Massive Attack announce 100% battery powered event day at London’s LIDO festival

Continuing their commitment to sustainability, the legendary UK duo of Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall will bring their decarbonisation live show ACT 1.5 to Victoria Park in London this June. Massive Attack will lead the line-up for Friday, 6th June, with a live show designed by Del Naja, United Visual Artists […]